August 12, 2024 www.cityofpaloalto.org/transportation/parking Recommendations
Amending the Evergreen
Park-Mayfield and
Southgate RPP Districts
for Caltrans Repaving
Philip Kamhi, Chief Transportation Official
Nathan Baird, Transportation Planning Manager
August 12, 2024
CALTRANS SR-82 PAVEMENT REHABILITATION AND ADA IMPROVEMENTS 2 Parking Impacts:
• Full ECR corridor impacts
~500-600 parking spaces
• ~130 parking spots
impacted on ECR in the
RPP districts for this item
ECR does not entirely front retail
and offices, however we will
continue to scale our efforts
throughout the project corridor
to minimize the impacts from
loss of parking on our
community, including businesses
and residents.
August 12, 2024
CALTRANS SR-82 PAVEMENT REHABILITATION AND ADA IMPROVEMENTS 3 Caltrans shared they will begin work on their El Camino Real (ECR) Pavement project, impacting parking beginning Tuesday, September 3 and begin staging and minor
repairs on El Camino Real at Sand Hill Road on Monday,
August 19 and will progress in one-mile segments.
Implementing a 5-point mitigation plan in addition to the RPP permit program modifications.
Action tonight: supports immediate needs for current
employee permit holders.
Next steps includes parking counts & evaluation, resident and employee outreach.
August 12, 2024
PARKING LOSS MITIGATIONS AND OTHER ACTIONS
• Engaging with ECR businesses to offer employees transit passes, bicycle incentives, and alternatives to SOV parking
• Visit: Paloaltotma.org and cityofpaloalto.org/PaloAltoLink Palo Alto Transportation Management
Association (PATMA)/Palo Alto Link
•Work continues with Caltrans and the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) to ensure bus stops are integrated into the bikeway and maximize safety and usability for riders and cyclists.Bus Stop Enhancements •Request a bike rack for the adjacent sidewalk (space permitting) using Palo Alto 311 at cityofpaloalto.org/PaloAlto311/Make-a-Service-Request
Free bike parking by request
•Green or yellow curb designations or others as agreed upon by local businesses immediately adjacent to identified curb space
Short-term parking designations by
request
•Cal Ave garage/lot permits have more permit options available and are less expensive than RPP Employee Permits
Cal Ave Public Garage/Lot Employee
Parking Permits Available
4 628 Annual
Permits Available
Up to 250 VTA
Passes Available
August 12, 2024
Employee Zone S1 spaces to be
removed
• ~30 spaces total
• Up to 20 employee permits
to be reallocated
• 0 employee permits sold to
date (0 S1 permits sold since
Jul-Dec 2023)
SOUTHGATE RPP
5 August 12, 2024
Employee Zone G spaces to be
removed
• ~100 spaces total
• Up to 50 employee permits
to be reallocated
• 38 employee permits sold to
date
EPM RPP
6 August 12, 2024
• Coordinate with VTA/Caltrans on Bus Stop
Enhancements
• Coordinate with Caltrans on future project(s)
on ECR
RPPs:
• Staff to review RPP parking occupancy for each
block segment in Fall 2024
• Staff will conduct further outreach with
Employees and Residents
• If modifications are necessary, staff will return
to Council with further recommendations prior
to the 2025 sales cycle
NEXT STEPS
7 Staff recommends that Council adopt
recommendations/resolutions to:
1. Remove the parking spots located on El Camino Real from the Evergreen Park-Mayfield and Southgate RPP Districts;
2. Reallocate 50 employee permits from El Camino Real (Zone G) to Zones A-D in the Evergreen Park-Mayfield (EPM) Residential Preferential Parking (RPP) district;
3. Reallocate 20 employee permits from El Camino Real (Zone S1) into Zone S in the Southgate (SG) RPP district.
RECOMMENDATION
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NATHAN BAIRD
Transportation Programs Manager
[email protected]
650-329-2340
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